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Monday, October 6, 2008

Missoula County Commission: Larry Anderson

REPUBLICANAGE: 65OCCUPATION: Current County Commissioner; former owner of Eastgate Rental and Party Center.HOMETOWN: Missoula; Born in Omaha, Neb.FAMILY: Wife Linda; two childrenEDUCATION: Two years at University of Nebraska-Omaha before moving to the University of Montana in 1963; graduated from U of M School of Forestry in 1967 with a degree in Forestry and Range Management; M.B.A. in Business Administration, Oregon State University, 1975.POLITICAL OR PUBLIC SERVICE: Currently serving as county commissioner; served one term on Missoula City Council, 1996-1999; former Missoula City Administrator, 1986-1990; U.S. Army as executive officer of an artillery unit in Vietnam; member and trustee of American Legion Post 27; member of Missoula Chamber of Commerce and Missoula Exchange Club; former member of Missoula County Weed Board, Missoula Chamber of Commerce and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee.CAMPAIGN WEBSITE: http://larryanderson4missoulacounty.com/

Anderson says County Commission needs a RepublicanBy COLLIN BEHANIt had been almost 20 years since Larry Anderson had lived in Missoula when he passed through on a road trip to visit in-laws in Butte. He stopped to visit an old college friend, who encouraged him to apply for a job as Missoula’s city administrator. That was in 1986 and the friend was the recently elected mayor of Missoula, Bob Lovegrove. -MORE-